Heroin kit found with body of Alice In Chains singer

Heroin paraphernalia was found with the body of Layne Staley, the singer of the grunge rock group Alice In Chains, say police.

Authorities said Staley, 34, lay dead in his north Seattle apartment for two weeks, his body surrounded by heroin injection paraphernalia, before a relative discovered him.

Foul play was not suspected, and there was to be no criminal investigation, Seattle police spokesman Duane Fish said.

"There was nothing suspicious about the death. It appears to be overdose or possibly a natural death," Fish said.

Staley's body was found on Friday, but the presence of drug paraphernalia and the estimated time of death were not initially released. An autopsy was performed on Sunday, but the cause of death will not be confirmed for weeks because toxin tests are being conducted. ");document.write("

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Some 100 friends and fans held an candlelight vigil on Saturday night at the Seattle Centre.

Behind Staley's snarling, wailing vocals, and Jerry Cantrell's driving guitar riffs, Alice In Chains became one of the biggest acts to emerge from the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the early 1990s, along with Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.